John James Young

North Hampton - John James Young Jr., 84, a North Hampton resident for over 57 years, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 5th, 2025. He was born on December 16th, 1940, in Paterson, NJ, the son of the late John James (Jim) Young Sr. and Hazel (Booth) Young. John, also known to many as Jack, grew up in several communities in Northern New Jersey and graduated from Butler high school in 1959. He then attended Lafayette College in Easton, Pa, majoring in Metallurgical Engineering, graduating in 1963. He met his wife Elizabeth shortly after, they fell in love, married and started a family. John took a job at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after graduating and this brought the couple to the seacoast region of New Hampshire. They soon bought a home and raised their three children in North Hampton. John worked at the Shipyard for 34 years as a metallurgical engineer, providing expertise on the maintenance and repair of nuclear submarines. You could often find him in the mountains of New Hampshire. In warmer times of the year, he hiked often with many friends. When the seasons turned cold, he hit the slopes as an avid skier, a hobby he did not pick up until he was 50, but one that he continued into his seventies. He particularly enjoyed skiing with his grandchildren. When you skied with John there was no need to bring a trail map, his encyclopedic knowledge of the world included the map of any mountain he set foot on. More than anything though, he was probably best known to family and friends as the world’s greatest amateur meteorologist. A passion that spanned his entire life. After his wife Elizabeth passed, he moved to Cornerstone in Hampton, where he quickly made new friends and greatly enjoyed his final time. Family members include his children, Paul Young and his wife Rebecca Curtis of New York City, NY, Lynn Young and her husband Drew Stevens of Reading, MA and David Young and his wife Michelle Mayer of Brookline, MA along with grandchildren, Austin, Hannah, Bridget, Phoebe, Samuel, Katherine, Madison and Michael. A private graveside service will be held in his home state of New Jersey.

John James Young

December 16, 1940 - August 5, 2025